Pennies found in eyes of some of the Gaillard dead

The removal of graves from the Gaillard construction site has found a number of clues about the past, including the presence of pennies that would have been placed on the eyelids of some of those buried there.

Eric Poplin, lead archaeologist, said this morning two of the individuals had coins on their eyes.

The remains also show that among the 37 graves found there was one infant, two juveniles and three others he referred to as “sub adults.”

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